[Federal Register: June 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 106)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2004-0170; FRL-7362-1]

 
The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials, State 
FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group, Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The State Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA), Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) will hold a 2-
day meeting, beginning on June 28, 2004, and ending June 29, 2004. This 
notice announces the location and times for the meeting, and sets forth 
the tentative agenda topics.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, June 28, 2004, from 8:30 
a.m. until 5 p.m., and Tuesday, June 29, 2004, from 8:30 until noon.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Doubletree Hotel, 300 Army-
Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Georgia McDuffie, Field and External 
Affairs Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 605-0195; fax number: (703) 308-1850; e-
mail address: mcduffie.georgia@epa.gov,
    Philip H. Gray, SFIREG Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 1249, 
Hardwick, VT 05843-1249; telephone number: (802) 472-6956; fax (802) 
472-6957; e-mail address: aapco@vtlink.net.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are 
interested in SFIREG's information exchange relationship with EPA 
regarding important issues related to human health, environmental 
exposure to pesticides, and insight into EPA's decision-making process. 
All parties are invited and encouraged to attend the meetings and 
participate as appropriate. Potentially affected entities may include, 
but are not limited to:
    Those persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of 
chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(FFDCA), or FIFRA.
    Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not 
attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by 
this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of 
this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2004-0170. The 
official public docket consists of the documents specifically 
referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other 
information related to this action. Although a part of the official 
docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials 
that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and 
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2, 
1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The docket telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may 
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to view public comments, 

access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, 
and to access those documents in the public docket that are available 
electronically. Although, not all docket materials may be available 
electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available 
docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1. 
Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate 
docket ID number.

II. Tentative Agenda

    This unit provides tentative agenda topics for the 2-day meeting.
    1. EPA inspection credentials guidance.

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    2. Mosquito labeling--proposal, Federal Register notice, request 
for comment.
    3. Endangered Species Protection Program/update--new approach 
expectations for state lead agencies (SLAs).
    4. Regional reports/regional cooperative enforcement agreement 
priorities/new issues papers, action items.
    5. SFIREG working committees/reports and issue paper(s).
    6. Activity based multiple reentry interval proposals/update.
    7. Renovated issue papers/format, process, and existing issue 
papers.
    8. Indemnification/waivers of liability.
    9. SFIREG WQ/PD working committee report/pesticide product 
disposal/labeling language--label review manual/review and 
recommendations.
    10. Label language risk mitigation measures/OECA-OPP.
    11. Definition of shallow ground water.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: May 24, 2004.
 William R. Diamond,
Director, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 04-12418 Filed 6-1-04; 8:45 am]

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